CFB Zeitgeist Score
21
Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by yards / catch at the 62nd percentile.
Marcus Burke
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
181 REC YDS · 13 REC · 0 REC TD
2026 Outlook
Returning to UCF for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Wide receiver · UCF
Returning around him
- 31% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 1 UCF player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -4 net (31 in / 35 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UCF · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #43 · 2026 recruiting class #79
WR · UCF · BIG 12
Marcus Burke
- 4
- #3
- 6-3 | 197 lb
- Jacksonville, FL
Heisman Heat
#995
<1% win probability
Fan Belief
Awaiting
Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.
Respect Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
Reality Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
ACCOLADE PROBABILITY
Heisman
<1%
TOP WR AWARD
Biletnikoff
—
CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Splitting first-team reps.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2021–2025+148%
Up 148% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Identity & Role
The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.
Recruiting Pedigree
How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.
| Class | Profile | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4-star | 0.9245 | No. 185 recruit | HighSchool | Florida |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Florida -> UCF | 3-star | 0.8700 | Immediate |
Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final
Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.
HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16Heisman Futures
Not yet listed on major futures markets.
No achievements unlocked yet this season.
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
Recruit stars
★★★★☆
to Florida
Composite
0.9245
#185 national
Today’s Hot-Take
The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.
Anti-Take
PENDINGThe contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.
The Room on Marcus Burke
Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal
The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.
Cohort divergence map
Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Marcus Burke
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
Signature Story
Awaiting candidate metric
He hasn't written his page yet — we'll start filling it in when there are enough snaps to rank against his peers.
Signature Moment
No signature moment on the ledger yet.
Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 6g
181Rec yards
13Receptions
0Rec TDs
Per game
30.2Rec yards
2Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
392.2Rec yards
28Receptions
0Rec TDs
To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 181): needs 74.1/game over remaining 7.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 181): needs 117/game over remaining 7.
To hit 60-catch season (currently 13): needs 6.7/game over remaining 7.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 13): needs 9.6/game over remaining 7.
To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 0): needs 1.1/game over remaining 7.
To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 0): needs 1.4/game over remaining 7.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Marcus Burke's story is about how role and output meet each other. For UCF, the card already shows enough current-season production to explain why he is on the serious-player board, and the next layer is determining whether the profile is just very good or actually distinctive.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
WR season snapshot
2025 season snapshot | final
2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Player identity What kind of player is this?
30-second read
What kind of player is this?
Receiving weapon against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
13 54th
YDS
181 55th
YPR
13.9 67th
TD
0 45th
Rushing
CAR
1 35th
YDS
-5 8th
YPC
-5.0 6th
TD
0 81st
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-10vs Jacksonville State | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 27 | Season-high 43 yds |
| Wk 4 | W 34-9vs North Carolina | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-34@ Kansas State | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Wk 7 | L 11-20@ Cincinnati | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-13vs West Virginia | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 12 | L 9-48@ Texas Tech | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 13 | 181 | 14.4 | 0 | 30 |
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score
Traditional history
Traditional Stats
Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.
Season context · Team result + system
2021Florida6-6HC: Dan Mullen · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2022Florida6-7HC: Billy Napier · Run-leaning
2023Florida5-7HC: Billy Napier · Balanced
2024Florida8-5HC: Billy Napier · Run-leaning
2025UCF5-7HC: Scott Frost · Balanced
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
The player's share of a team's passing-game involvement. It is the fastest way to see whether the receiver is a true focal point or more of a complementary piece.
A blended workload view that accounts for catches, designed touches, and any return-game involvement that shapes the overall profile.
Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.
The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.
Open full stat explorer
| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving | Receptions | 13 | #510/1110 | 54th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 181 | #496/1107 | 55th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 0 | #615/1111 | 45th pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 13.9 | #368/1106 | 67th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Pass share | 9.0% | #533/1137 | 53rd pct | Air-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Carries | 1 | #264/407 | 35th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 0 | #81/411 | 81st pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | -5 | #367/397 | 8th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | -5.0 | #371/393 | 6th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 30 | #597/1105 | 46th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 6.9% | #464/1137 | 59th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 6.7% | #491/1137 | 57th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 5.8% | #420/1137 | 63rd pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Role share | 5.0% | #482/1137 | 58th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 4.2% | #494/1137 | 57th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 4.0% | #560/1137 | 51st pct | Early-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.5% | #284/1137 | 75th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS WR |
Player Standing
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION
On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16
Why he’s here
Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.
What moves him up
What moves him down
Accolade streams
Status—Awaiting tracker
Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.0 | 31.7 | 16.3 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 28.7 | 12.5 | 0.0 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins3g | 2.0 | 31.7 | 16.3 | 0.0 |
| Losses3g | 2.3 | 28.7 | 12.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.5 | 37.8 | 15.7 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 15.0 | 11.8 | 0.0 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
21Below cohort
Concern: rush yards (6th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · WR · 2024
Percentile Card
Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Marcus BurkeUCFMichael Jackson IIIPurdue· 56% simChauncy CobbArkansas State· 50% simLewis BondBoston College· 47% sim
Yards / catch
Rush TDs
Long catch
Rec yards
Rec TDs
Receptions
Rush yards
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Mark Walker’s 2020 season.
Mark Walker
78%match
#2
Landon Parker
80%
#3
Lawrence Arnold
79%
#4
Damonte Coxie
73%
#5
Broc Thompson
73%
Matches Mark on
Reception volume
Yards / reception
Weight
Differs from Mark on
Class year (higher)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to DJ Black’s path through UCF.
DJ Black
95%match
#2
Elijah Steward
95%
#3
Derick Eugene
95%
#4
Makai Polk
95%
#5
Andrew McElroy
93%
Matches DJ on
Height
Yards per reception
Weight
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Loic Fouonji's graduate season at Vanderbilt (2024).
Loic Fouonji
78%match
#2
Lawrence Arnold
67%
#3
Malick Meiga
62%
#4
Dominick Mazotti
59%
#5
Romello Brinson
59%
Matches Loic on
Yards / reception
Height
Recruiting rating
Differs from Loic on
Weight (lower)
EPA / play (adj) (lower)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Pass share
51.7%
403 pass / 377 run
Plays / game
65.0
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
6.5%
324 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coaches2021
Gus Malzahn
UCF
2022
Gus Malzahn
UCF
2023
Gus Malzahn
UCF
2024
Gus Malzahn
UCF
2025era →
Scott Frost
UCF
Coaching transition mid-career: Gus Malzahn → Scott Frost. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownJacksonville, FL
Height6'3"
Weight197 lb
Class4
PositionWR
Jersey3
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Current teamUCF
ConferenceBig 12
Joined2025
Career arc5 season(s)
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
No formal honors on the ledger yet
All-America, all-conference, player-of-the-week, watch-list, and postseason awards land here when they're earned. The absence is the signal: most players never collect formal honors, and that's its own kind of context.
Honors Timeline
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No formal honors on the ledger yet. All-America, all-conference, weekly awards, watch lists, and postseason trophies land here when they’re earned. | ||||
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Florida | WR4 | #995 | #1275 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | SEC |
| 2023 | Florida | WR4 | #1988 | #2253 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | SEC |
| 2022 | Florida | WR4 | #2918 | #3005 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | SEC |
| 2021 | Florida | WR4 | #1255 | #1139 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | SEC |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UCF | Big 12 | WR | 4 | No. 3 | 6-3 | 197 lb | Jacksonville, FL |
| 2024 | Florida | SEC | WR | 4 | No. 3 | 6-3 | 197 lb | Jacksonville, FL |
| 2023 | Florida | SEC | WR | 4 | No. 3 | 6-3 | 197 lb | Jacksonville, FL |
| 2022 | Florida | SEC | WR | 4 | No. 3 | 6-3 | 197 lb | Jacksonville, FL |
| 2021 | Florida | SEC | WR | 4 | No. 3 | 6-3 | 197 lb | Jacksonville, FL |